“It is true that specific unions represented a single group, while a federation of unions could represent every trade that was able to organize at the place of employment. Unions could also cooperate together and offer assistance to each other in times of need. In addition, the unions of the time understood better than the Knights of Labor the uses of economic power.”
In this scarce volume, Taft explores such questions as why a labor party has not been a basic objective in this country, why the federations have been relatively powerless to halt labor racketeering, why government intervenes in labor disputes, and why technological innovation is today's greatest problem for unions..
Author: Philip Taft
Title: Organized Labor in American History
Edition: First Edition, first printing
Published: New York et al: Harper & Row, 1964
Physical Description: Hardcover; Octavo; 818p
Condition: Good condition dust jacket (price-clipped) with edge wear, toning, and rubbing to surfaces—in new protector. Boards and spine clean with mild edge wear, rubbing to surfaces and crushing at spine ends. Binding solid and square. Pages toned.
Comments: Scarce copy
